Twenty-four years ago, Craig Bellamy’s defining moment as a Wales player came against Italy in Cardiff. This month, the same fixture could define his tenure as Wales manager. Bellamy won 78 caps for h

Lions of Mesopotamia …Iraq’s Mohanad Ali celebrates the Asian ...

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How did you become the assistant coach of Iraq last May? It was due to my connection with the manager, Graham Arnold. We worked together taking Australia to the last World Cup – Iraq approached him to

Few players have won as many major trophies as Marcelo – and his shirt collection is impressive, too. The Brazilian has welcomed FFT into his office in Madrid and is showing us the jerseys he gathered

June 29, 1950. A player with a broad grin on his face is being carried shoulder-high by a group of excited local fans in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. His name is Larry ‘Joe’ Gaetjens and his team, the Unit